Hello, Linux and Openmoko is all about choice. This is a good thing.
<rant on> Why isn't there a way to tell opkg that I want a to install a specific version, name or whatever of a package? Instead of the one that opkg thinks is "latest"? If I know that opkg is installing the wrong version of a (available) package, I want to be able to override what opkg thinks. Ye, even if it means that I will shoot my own foot! <rant off> Example: right now there are two packages named "kernel" available: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# opkg info kernel Package: kernel Version: 2:2.6.24+git33+88bf43840b9df0eb0a077a1394eb564be80a412e-r2 Depends: kernel-2.6.24 Status: unknown ok not-installed Section: kernel Architecture: om-gta02 maintainer: Angstrom Developers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MD5Sum: bf0e22639aa23f82bc8346aae598c824 Size: 936 Filename: kernel_2.6.24+git33+88bf43840b9df0eb0a077a1394eb564be80a412e-r2_om-gta02.ipk Source: git://git.openmoko.org/git/kernel.git;protocol=git;branch=stable file://0001-squashfs-with-lzma.patch;patch=1 file://0002-squashfs-initrd.patch;patch=1 file://0003-squashfs-force-O2.patch;patch=1 file://0004-squashfs-Kconfig.patch;patch=1 file://0005-squashfs-Makefile.patch;patch=1 Description: Linux 2.6.x (development) kernel for FIC SmartPhones shipping w/ Openmoko Package: kernel Version: 2:2.6.24+git75940+27fc8d82e365c47065f3a9240bfe21e67a50edf2-r1.01 Depends: kernel-2.6.24 Status: unknown ok not-installed Section: kernel Architecture: neo1973 maintainer: Angstrom Developers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MD5Sum: d14dff18ae1e43a8f8c070282b091fdc Size: 894 Filename: kernel_2.6.24+git75940+27fc8d82e365c47065f3a9240bfe21e67a50edf2-r1.01_neo1973.opk Source: git://git.openmoko.org/git/kernel.git;protocol=git;branch=stable file://turn_off_EVBUG.patch;patch=1 Description: Linux 2.6.x (development) kernel for FIC SmartPhones shipping w/ Openmoko (This is a FreeRunner, not a 1973). So I let opkg install it: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# opkg install kernel Installing kernel (2:2.6.24+git75940+27fc8d82e365c47065f3a9240bfe21e67a50edf2-r1.01) to root... Downloading http://people.openmoko.org/~zecke/om2008.8-testing/neo1973/kernel_2.6.24+git75940+27fc8d82e365c47065f3a9240bfe21e67a50edf2-r1.01_neo1973.opk Multiple packages (kernel-2.6.24 and kernel-2.6.24) providing same name marked HOLD or PREFER. Using latest. Multiple packages (kernel-2.6.24 and kernel-2.6.24) providing same name marked HOLD or PREFER. Using latest. Multiple packages (kernel-2.6.24 and kernel-2.6.24) providing same name marked HOLD or PREFER. Using latest. Configuring kernel update-alternatives: Linking //boot/uImage to uImage-2.6.24 Ok, lets see if opkg did install the correct one: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# opkg info kernel Package: kernel Version: 2:2.6.24+git33+88bf43840b9df0eb0a077a1394eb564be80a412e-r2 Depends: kernel-2.6.24 Status: unknown ok not-installed Section: kernel Architecture: om-gta02 maintainer: Angstrom Developers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MD5Sum: bf0e22639aa23f82bc8346aae598c824 Size: 936 Filename: kernel_2.6.24+git33+88bf43840b9df0eb0a077a1394eb564be80a412e-r2_om-gta02.ipk Source: git://git.openmoko.org/git/kernel.git;protocol=git;branch=stable file://0001-squashfs-with-lzma.patch;patch=1 file://0002-squashfs-initrd.patch;patch=1 file://0003-squashfs-force-O2.patch;patch=1 file://0004-squashfs-Kconfig.patch;patch=1 file://0005-squashfs-Makefile.patch;patch=1 Description: Linux 2.6.x (development) kernel for FIC SmartPhones shipping w/ Openmoko Package: kernel Version: 2:2.6.24+git75940+27fc8d82e365c47065f3a9240bfe21e67a50edf2-r1.01 Depends: kernel-2.6.24 Status: install user installed Section: kernel Architecture: neo1973 maintainer: Angstrom Developers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MD5Sum: d14dff18ae1e43a8f8c070282b091fdc Size: 894 Filename: kernel_2.6.24+git75940+27fc8d82e365c47065f3a9240bfe21e67a50edf2-r1.01_neo1973.opk Source: git://git.openmoko.org/git/kernel.git;protocol=git;branch=stable file://turn_off_EVBUG.patch;patch=1 Description: Linux 2.6.x (development) kernel for FIC SmartPhones shipping w/ Openmoko No, it didn't. Crap! So, how do I fix this? -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
